We're an eBay affiliate and may be compensated on purchases made through clicks.

Neil Armstrong - real or fake?

Hi!

Any help with this Neil Armstrong (just as Neil) would be greatly appreciated. Do you think it´s good or bad?

Thanks for helping!

0 members like this

▶ Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Robin McKay on July 26, 2015 at 11:17am

Never seen him sign just 'Neil,' so would need further clarification.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Mike Kaminski on July 26, 2015 at 11:21am

He signed a lot of his letters as Neil, and this looks like a cut from a letter

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Robin McKay on July 26, 2015 at 1:47pm

Didn't know that. Chances are good then this could be real and Neil Armstrong autographs are highly sought after.

I'd get one but I don't have pockets that deep, sadly.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Cogo on July 26, 2015 at 11:45am

I agree Mike, this looks like a cut from one of his business related papers, that he signed this way.

Do you think this looks genuine?

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Mike T on July 26, 2015 at 1:57pm

Looks good.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Cogo on July 26, 2015 at 9:16pm

Thank you Mike and Robin!

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Cogo on July 28, 2015 at 7:31am

Would also really appreciate more opinions on this Neil Armstrong above!

When I tried to type in the certification number at JSA I got this message:

The certificate number Y43793 currently does not match our records. Note: After the authentication process is complete, please allow 3 weeks for certified items to be entered into our database.

When I asked the seller about this he said that he got it back from JSA just a week ago, and that´s why it doesn´t show up on the JSA database yet.

Does that sound possible to you guys and girls?

Thanks for helping!

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Mike T on July 28, 2015 at 7:42am

Happens all the time, post an image and I'd be happy to look at it.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Cogo on July 28, 2015 at 7:47am

Now I´m a little lost... :-)

It´s the one on top that doesn´t show up in the JSA database. My english is pretty crappy sometimes so maybe I were a bit unclear in my previous reply. I have edited that reply, so it´s more clear that I´m talking about the same autograph as earlier...

I were just looking for more opinions and an explanation to why it didn´t show up at JSA. Thanks for helping me with that!

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Robin McKay on July 28, 2015 at 7:51am

I think what Mike was trying to say was that items recently authenticated don't show up always in the database for a while if they are new (eg. few weeks). This backs up the seller's story.

Also, I wasn't aware that Neil did sign just Neil on some of his things as I have only seen the full autograph before (well just a full signature rather than name).

If you are after an Armstrong, good luck to you Jan as you're amassing quite a collection now and I am very jealous haha. I may have to do what you did and sell off some of my collection to afford a high-end autograph - what I would do for a Lennon. :)

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Mike T on July 28, 2015 at 7:54am

Oh sorry I misread, I thought you had another autograph you wanted opinions on. Both PSA and JSA have a delay of a few weeks for newly authenticated items to show up in their online database. I know you can call PSA and they will check and make sure it's legit, I'm not sure if JSA has the same customer service. It's worth a shot if you don't want to wait a few weeks. Also, encapsulated stuff is not easily faked. I doubt someone would go out of their way to fake a JSA encapsulation that well for a few hundred dollar autograph, but hey, you never know.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Cogo on July 28, 2015 at 8:13am

No worries Mike, I really appreciate your help!

And Robin, thank you! But I'm quite sure I can´t afford this right now, so no need for you to be jealous right now... ;-) But it´s always better to take the opportunity to learn a bit even if I don´t buy this one.